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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of applications for visitors visas and long-term visas that have been decided upon since 1 January 2018; the number of visas granted and refused. respectively, by the countries from which these applications were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17523/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 368. To ask the Minister for Health when the fair deal scheme will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17537/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on ensuring that Ireland does not export greyhounds to countries in which the welfare standards are poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 552. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for volunteer information services operating throughout the country that have been assisted by various partnership companies by way of funding in the past and in addition to the funding that is already provided for the volunteer centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17504/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 553. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of the new strategy that is being prepared to be launched to promote and encourage increased use of libraries; the way it will impact on libraries in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17589/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of new contracts for social welfare office branch managers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 623. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made with regard to payment of rent due for the provision of installations at a location (details supplied) for the past number of years; the position regarding the management of these masts; when payment is expected to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17896/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that she was sent in here to read a script on behalf of the Minister for Health. It is very troubling that four months after the Minister said he was setting up a consultation process, he now seems to have back-tracked. The reply the Minister of State read on his behalf suggests he is merely "giving consideration to a process for wider...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise what is a very important issue in my constituency, namely, the future of services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. I am disappointed that the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, is not here this afternoon. Indeed, I raised this matter last autumn and the Minister was not here on that occasion either. Essentially, the Minister...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, is present as a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined today by Ms Olivia Somers, senior auditor. Apologies have been received from Deputy Kelly. Are the minutes of the meeting of 29 March agreed? Agreed. No matters arise from them that will not also arise by way of correspondence or in the course of the meeting. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I ask Deputy Murphy to clarify that point. Sometimes there were bonds in place and the bonds-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: To make them safe, etc.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will note that issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes, there is a lot in it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Members have raised a fundamental issue. There have been a couple of examples of Departments sending us information a month after the meeting which should perhaps have been included in the briefing material made available prior to the meeting. It was well flagged that we wanted to know the funding model for local authorities and local property tax, LPT, equalisation. That information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: No path to the front door was one.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I will ask Mr. McCarthy to come in. We want details. Every time we ask for information, we want it by local authority from the Department and not just a global figure.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: In the meantime, we will write back seeking the additional information requested. If anybody has any requests, please pass them on to the secretariat before the letter is sent. When we get information back in a week or two, we will come back to the document. We will hold over a discussion on it and we will come back to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I want an explanation for the categorisation of unfinished estates such as an estate that is half complete and not occupied versus an estate that is partly occupied and partly fenced off.